Material: Timber

The Forest Garden breathes new life into a residential neighbourhood in Leytonstone by applying the key concepts of a circular economy to a garden built out of construction waste. The project won the Waltham Forest Making Places competition and employs a new sustainable model of production and consumption that responds to the climate emergency and […]

Overlooking Tanner Street Park in Bermondsey, a 1980s purpose-built campus of workshops is re-branded as Hatcher’s Yard. The intervention takes a low-waste and economically efficient approach. An engaging communal courtyard and a public undercroft space use materials which draw on the site’s long history as the Hatcher family’s haulage depot. The courtyard garden replaces an […]

Curtain House is a grade II listed former Victorian furniture factory and warehouse in London’s Shoreditch. HUT’s renovation and extension proposals secure a prominent planning permission in this densely built up part of the city. In a former life, this building was light and airy with large open-plan floorplates. Reinstating a sense of grandeur and […]

2 Cavendish Square sits gracefully in Marylebone, offering 6 floors of upgraded office space and a warm and welcoming environment throughout the reception, common parts and end-of-journey facilities. Extensive reception glazing opens generously onto Georgian Cavendish Square and a formerly blocked doorway becomes an arched picture window. Inside, an elegant reception lounge features timber panelling […]

The sensitive CAT A conversion of a former mission hall in West London to become an open-plan co-working development. This Grade II listed building in a conservation area retains its elegant neo-gothic facades and decorative internal roof structure while removal of non-original partitions has opened up the original length of the hall. New mezzanine floor […]

A Cat B fit out for a capital and solutions company focused exclusively on the Sports, Music & Entertainment sectors. The project is characterised by a palette of white oak, black valchromat and textured paint. Key design features include a new opening connecting the two floors with oak & valchromat bleachers forming a central meeting […]

Comprehensive works to Ironwood Works, 73 Great Eastern Street, a 6-storey commercial building in the South Shoreditch Conservation Area. The replacement of an existing mansard roof with two new storeys of contemporary design and refurbishment works to provide high-quality commercial space, and a restaurant unit to the lower floors. Ironwood Works is a 2018 AJ […]

HUT pulled together a team of consultants on a pro-bono basis to realise this creative and rewarding project for social enterprise The Dusty Knuckle Bakery in Dalston, Hackney. Originally operating out of a 40ft shipping container, The Dusty Knuckle was founded by Max Tobias and Rebecca Oliver in 2014. They are an award-winning social enterprise […]

Within the large open-plan workspace of a growing tech company, a network of curtains provide Clippings with a flexible and expandable office. The online furniture procurement and specification company, who occupy the roof level studio of a former furniture warehouse, use the non-traditional partitions to transform the space in which they work. The bespoke track […]

A renovation of a 3-storey mid-terrace townhouse for a musician in De Beauvoir, Hackney. The full house renovation included a reconfiguration of the existing layout, a reinstated entrance hall, reclad existing stair, extended space in ground floor, a garden and ground floor WC.  The existing building was modernised; adding underfloor heating, contemporary fittings and high-performance […]

Boutique Pilates company ‘Ten Health & Fitness’ occupy the commercial space on the basement, ground & mezzanine floors of Print Works House. The Pilates studio fit out has an industrial materiality with novel highlights such as a full height green wall helping to promote wellness. Marking a distinct development of Ten’s brand identity the studio […]

A HUT collaboration with Mr NICE to open the first UK cannabis & lifestyle boutique in Soho, London. The store is designed to encourage customers to engage with the health and well-being benefits of CBD oil, with products displayed on a natural and tactile palette of materials. Downstairs, neon lighting and a raw concrete aesthetic […]

Launched as part of British Land’s new flexible workspace brand, Storey, this furniture warehouse building located between Shoreditch and Broadgate has been refurbished and extended by HUT. A series of shared spaces within and on top of the building are designed for fast-growing businesses and corporate clients in need of creative project space. Appold Studios […]

The project comprises separate two and three storey rear extensions, alongside further works to the roof creating a luxury duplex penthouse with terrace at 83 Great Titchfield Street. The refurbishment works include a new entrance & core, and the creation of a duplex commercial unit to the ground and basement, with 3 new residential apartments to the upper levels. Winner of […]

An exciting conversion of a former hostel into commercial offices. Great care and consideration has been taken to preserve the characteristics of the original building with contemporary accents and design incorporated to turn it into a fun and stylish workspace. The furniture featured is by WorkHouse. Photography by Heather Hobhouse.

Located on the edge of the City, Great Eastern St is a busy road of largely unremarkable architecture. This project creates a new and invigorating workplace and animates the street scene. Opening up the spaces to the outside wherever possible and weaving open spaces through the section gives users of the building fresh air and […]

In light of moving to a new studio with a fully equipped workshop, HUT have designed and built the ultimate office accessory – a cocktail trolley. This moveable piece of furniture is a contemporary interpretation of a traditional 1920’s cocktail trolley, hand crafted and designed for the pleasure of any gin connoisseur. The aim was […]

Listed in the latest edition of the Pevsner Architectural Guide, perhaps the most authoritative text available on Britain’s architecture, this reworking of a 1950s bungalow by HUT reinterprets an existing building property to create a striking piece of contemporary architecture that responds to its woodland setting. Key to the project’s success was the careful selection of the […]

A prominent corner building in the heart of Shoreditch, HUT worked to reveal historic structure, expose lost features, and open up spaces to their original scale and proportions. A sensitive restoration of the façade and roof, alongside upgrades to the fabric of the building envelope, improve the energy efficiency of the building whilst respecting its […]

Designed as a beach hut, the newly crafted home is set amongst the desirable peninsula of Sandbanks, Dorset. The materials selected for the building were chosen for their ability to blend with the coastal landscape as well as for their capacity to adapt and develop over time, making them more beautiful and interesting. Untreated larch […]

HUT were asked by British Land to transform a dated corporate office building into a contemporary and vibrant workplace. The use of striking accent colours, feature lighting & bespoke signage were used to complement and enhance the existing building. Elegant new shower facilities and bike storage were incorporated within the design to meet the needs […]

A pair of Listed houses, dating from the 1730’s, converted into a new headquarters building for video editing company The Whitehouse. In the all-white reception, the cutting away of existing walls is graphically indicated by red section lines, giving visitors a hint of the space’s original domestic scale. A fragment of this wall is retained as the […]

The completion of our second piece of furniture made in-house: our own office desks. With concept, drawings and prototypes headed up by Alex and Joe, the entire team have been sanding and self-assembling desks in our new workshop. A major element of HUT’s vision is becoming competent makers and multifaceted designers which is extending throughout […]

The project involved extensive renovation works to this family home in Herefordshire and a prominent architectural addition in the form of a new single-storey side extension. Fulfilling the client’s brief and understanding the requirements of the family, the new element of the property changes the way in which the house is used by providing extra […]